WMS Gaming is Keeping Players in the Game™ at G2E® 2014

CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlighting its commitment to helping casino operators engage core players and attract newcomers through groundbreaking technologies, exciting game content and innovative platforms, WMS Gaming, a Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) company, will showcase a wide range of gaming solutions and cabinet configurations that will be Keeping Players in the Game™ at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo (Booth #1116).

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At G2E® 2014, WMS will introduce new player-focused mechanics that differentiate and elevate the gaming experience, new top box enhancements for the Gamefield xD™ cabinet, and showcase new game features for popular themes such as Goldfish®, Zeus™, Reel 'Em In!® and Life of Luxury®, that address player preferences and current market requirements. 

Highlights of new for sale and gaming operations products on display at G2E include:

Extending the Video Game Library 
A highlight of the Company's video cabinet offerings at G2E 2014 will be the Blade™ cabinet, currently one of the industry's strongest performing platforms thanks to superior graphics and increased player engagement enabled by its next-generation CPU-NXT® 3 operating platform. WMS will demonstrate new for sale games for its expanding video content library, including the Double Buffalo Spirit™, Snow Leopard™, and Sweet Nothings™ themes. Follow-up themes to the player-popular OMG! Kittens™ game – OMG! Puppies™ and OMG! Kittens Safari™ themes – will also make their G2E debut. 

Also on display at this year's G2E on the Blade video platform is the Cool Jewels™ theme, which represents the first theme WMS Gaming and Williams Interactive are simultaneously launching for land-based, social and real money wagering. 

Blade Stepper Brings Power of Blade Platform to Mechanical Player 
The Blade Stepper cabinet is a natural evolution of the proven Blade platform, bringing the classic mechanical reel game experience to the contemporary slot floor with the features stepper players seek – including vibrant mechanical reels that combine seamlessly with HD touch screens and beautiful glass artwork.  Among the new Blade Stepper themes premiering at G2E 2014 are The Best Things in Life®, Hearts & Dreams™, and High Speed™ Turbo® themes.

Two New Next-Generation Blade Hybrid Slant Cabinets 
A key highlight of WMS' appearance at G2E 2014 will be the debut of two new Blade cabinet configurations. The result of WMS' most intensive player research development process ever, the new player-focused hybrid slant Blade cabinets combine a revolutionary advance in technology with an innovative form that falls outside the traditional hardware platforms on casino slot floors today. 

The Blade s23 cabinet, a hybrid slant cabinet that combines the key player-favorite features of the Blade cabinet and dual 23" HD displays along with the latest Blade cabinet content.  The Blade s23 cabinet offers a captivating bank appearance with dynamic game-driven direct and ambient lighting effects across a broad array of content – including Double Buffalo Spirit™, Eagle Maiden™, and Exotic Butterfly™-themes – designed to further drive player engagement.

The Blade s32 cabinet features dual 32" full HD Metascreen® technology displays and an ergonomically angled Button Panel tablet with a projected capacitive multi-touch screen for improved gameplay integration. This new cabinet will launch with two themes, the Hot Hot 8™ and Dragons over Nanjing™ themes.

First Ever Community Immersion Game on Gamefield xD Platform 
The Gamefield xD cabinet continues to be a strong performer for the gaming operations segment of the slot floor and this year WMS is introducing the first ever Community Immersion game for this popular cabinet.  Offering never before seen differentiation, the Reel 'Em In! Super Cast™ theme with wand technology has two Gamefield xD cabinet bases paired with three vertical 46" LCD screens that display a single image.

World Class Entertainment Brands Combined with Unique Game Play Action 
WMS remains committed to expanding its strong library of branded content by leveraging the built-in loyalty of iconic entertainment brands with unique game play and player interaction, and differentiated hardware to create new experiences. Top-performing brands such as THE WIZARD OF OZ™, MONOPOLY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS™, and WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY™ themes will return to the G2E 2014 show floor and be joined by exciting new brands such as THE FLINTSTONES™, MAD MEN®, GREMLINS™, ELTON JOHN™, ELVIS® and AUSTIN POWERS™ themes.

About Scientific Games 
Scientific Games Corporation is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming and lottery markets. The Company's portfolio includes instant and draw-based lottery games; electronic gaming machines and game content; server-based lottery and gaming systems; sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and social, mobile and interactive content and services. For more information, please visit: http://www.scientificgames.com.

AUSTIN POWERS™ & © New Line Productions, Inc. (s14)
ELVIS PRESLEY © Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.; ELVIS PRESLEY Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.
G2E is a registered trademark of the American Gaming Association and Reed Elsevier Inc.  Used with permission.
GREMLINS™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14)
MAD MEN is a trademark of Lions Gate Television Inc.  © 2014.  All Rights Reserved.  www.amctv.com/originals/madmen
MONOPOLY is a trademark of Hasbro.  Used with permission.  ©2014 Hasbro.  All rights reserved.
THE FLINTSTONES™ & © Hanna-Barbera.  (s14)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS © 2014 New Line Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc.
THE WIZARD OF OZ and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co. (s14)  Judy Garland as Dorothy from THE WIZARD OF OZ.  (s14)
WILLY WONKA™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment. (s14)

Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "could," "potential," "opportunity," or similar terminology. These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance.  Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; U.S. and international economic and industry conditions, including declines in or slow growth of lottery retail sales or gross gaming revenues and reductions in or constraints on capital spending by gaming or lottery operators; slow growth of new gaming jurisdictions; slow addition of casinos in existing jurisdictions; declines in the replacement cycle of gaming machines; ownership changes and consolidation in the casino industry; opposition to legalized gaming or the expansion thereof; inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology; inability to develop successful gaming concepts and content; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming licenses and environmental laws; inability to identify and capitalize on trends and changes in the lottery and gaming industries, including the expansion of interactive gaming; dependence upon key providers in our social gaming business; inability to retain or renew existing contracts or enter into new contracts, or less favorable modifications to existing contracts; level of our indebtedness; unavailability or inadequacy of cash flows to satisfy obligations or future needs; restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements; protection of our intellectual property, ability to license third party intellectual property and the intellectual property rights of others; security and integrity of our software and systems and reliance on or failures in our information technology systems; natural events that disrupt our operations or those of our customers, suppliers or regulators; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships, including (i) the inability of our joint venture to meet the net income targets or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits under its private management agreement with the Illinois lottery, (ii) the inability of our joint venture to meet the net income targets or other requirements under its agreement to provide marketing and sales services to the New Jersey lottery or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits under such agreement (including as a result of a protest) and (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits related to the award to our consortium of an instant lottery game concession in Greece; failure to achieve the intended benefits of the WMS acquisition, including due to the inability to realize synergies in the anticipated amounts or within the contemplated time-frames or cost expectations, or at all; inability to complete and integrate future acquisitions, including the pending acquisition of Bally Technologies, Inc. ("Bally") due to the failure to obtain the required approvals or debt financing or otherwise; litigation related to the pending Bally acquisition; disruption of our current plans and operations as a result of the pending Bally acquisition; costs, charges and expenses related to the pending Bally acquisition; the failure to realize the intended benefits of the pending Bally acquisition, including the inability to realize the anticipated synergies in the anticipated amounts or within the contemplated time-frames or cost expectations, or at all; restructuring costs; revenue recognition standards and impairment charges; fluctuations in our results due to seasonality and other factors; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; risks relating to foreign operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and restrictions on the import of our products; dependence on our employees; litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and licenses, our products and systems, our employees, intellectual property and our strategic relationships; influence of certain stockholders; and stock price volatility.  Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games' ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts
Media Relations: 
Andrea Mostardi
(773) 961-1670

Investor Relations: 
Bill Pfund
(847) 785 3167

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SOURCE Scientific Games Corporation